Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher"

On Jul 22, 4:42 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

Fancy brochu

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...ni_bro_web.pdf

Order form with pricing (for first 1000):

http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/imag...final_0721.pdf

Thanks for posting this...just in general however (to you and anyone
else)...

I guess I dont understand the LSA market all that well. 109K...

I guess that they and other "new" LSA people have done the marketing
study...but somewhere I do not see how the economics of the entire LSA
near/over 100K thing work.

60K on the open market will buy one a very very good four place with
lots of money (40K) left over to 1) work it up to your hearts content,
2) fix any squeaks and 3) fly the thing.

I cant see how the insurance is going to be all that much cheaper for
a Skycatcher then a Skyhawk even for a very low time pilot...the EFIS
screens are great and probably in the long run have a better MTBF
but......anyone who thinks that they are going to do serious IFR
instruction in this plane with the "size" of most of today's pilots is
kind of kidding themselves...and then why the LSA for that?

If one is really looking for a real LSA and moves into something like
an Ercoupe or a well classic LSA...yeah one is buying "old" but thats
about 20-30K and then there is 70K or so to fix it up and you are at
the functional equivelent to the Skycatcher.

I see the very light jet market, it replaces King Airs even high end
piston twins...I dont see the LSA NEW Market.

Have I missed something here?

Robert